Two men were charged as part of a burglary investigation in Wanaque, borough police said Thursday.Google Streetview

WANAQUE — Police charged two men in a Wanaque burglary investigation that led detectives to recover a stolen gun traded for drugs in Paterson, authorities said Thursday.

A Storms Avenue resident called borough police Tuesday after discovering a burglar had forced open their back door and made off with a 9-mm handgun during the day, according to Wanaque police Chief Thomas Norton.

Surveillance images taken from a motion-activated camera led detectives to identify 43-year-old Samuel Reiff as the intruder, Norton said in a news release. Reiff was known to police and the resident.

Based on a tip, borough police tracked Reiff on Wednesday to a Greenwood Street home, where he was captured without incident, the chief added.

The investigation led Wanaque detectives to Paterson, where they learned the stolen gun was traded for drugs, police said. Authorities recovered the weapon and heroin at an East 24th Street home.

Police said 25-year-old Justin Rey, of Paterson, was charged with heroin possession and weapons offenses in connection with the discovery. Bail for Rey was listed at $75,000.

Reiff, of Haskell, was charged with burglary, theft and weapons possession. His bail was set at $250,000.

In the initial steps of the probe, authorities said the Passaic County Sheriff’s Department SWAT team was called to search for Reiff at his home, but he wasn’t there.